Dream : Legend Maker
Selection II

WARNING: Any form of name, place, background is fiction

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By running ten times in a 400-meter track the players were already very exhausted. Many of them failed to complete the run ten times.

It was soon the second group's turn to run. Almost the same as the first group. Many of them also died.

From the side of coach Indra who was looking just shook his head. They are not satisfied with the stamina that the players have.

During the second round Raka recognizes someone she knows again. Friends in the 3rd league with Maung Raja. That person is Alan who has now left for Persiba.

But Raka did not have time to say hello because it was her turn to run. He lined up in the back row and warmed up briefly before running to avoid injury.

Prits..

The sound of a whistle being heard made his body move forward. Initially in the first three rounds all participants were still simultaneously running.

When entering the fourth round of breathing they were already heavy and some started to lag behind. In the sixth round only fifty people remained together.

Raka who was from behind slowly progressing forward overtook the others. All of his roommates were still running at the same time.

In the eighth round only thirty remained. The grace of a former U-20 national team is also starting to lag behind. Raka managed to overtake him.

It is true that we should not underestimate the people who have come here. Unexpectedly Nando was on the front row. The speed and stamina he had were shocking.

Raka's breath was already panting when entering the ninth round. His feet were like lead that would melt because it was so heavy to move yet he kept forcing it to go on.

Raka's sweat is pouring profusely, her mouth is dry, plus the hot climate also makes her dizzy. Finally by pushing himself to the limit he managed to complete the tenth round.

Raka gasped for breath having no power to continue standing. Luckily Brian was very kind and got himself a bottle of mineral water. Within seconds the water was drunk Raka.

"Thank you"

"Together"

Raka's consciousness got better after drinking. He began to look around. Having ever entered the national team does not guarantee that his physique and stamina are good. Proven Grace failed to complete ten rounds.

Coach Indra gives a break for thirty minutes and immediately followed by various kinds of exercises such as push-ups, sit-ups, and others.

It stopped when the clock showed six o'clock in the afternoon. Coach Indra instructed everyone to take a shower and have dinner.

Everyone immediately turned towards the dormitory. As they turned towards the dormitory many voices complained that this sort of thing was too heavy.

When Raka and her roommate head for the cafeteria she crosses paths with Aji. His expression was shocked when he saw himself at the training center.

Aji approached Raka and put her hand on Raka's neck.

"You shit, how dare you not tell me that you got away with it too."

Raka just chuckled and replied, "surprise."

Her roommate looked at Aji with a wondering expression and Raka immediately introduced each other. Brian and Aji quickly become familiar.

Grace also seemed to recognize Aji so they just nodded at each other.

Grace also parted from them and headed to her national team mates.

Raka actually did not like the circles formed at this time. But Raka is also not too dizzy, the most important thing at the moment is how to make himself pass the selection.

"Ji, don't you join your national team mates?"

"They were seniors when I joined the team so there was no need to be together always. Rarely can we be together."

When Raka listens to Aji's words she thinks that there has been a senior and junior gap. Suddenly there was a commotion that disturbed them to eat.

The voice was the sound of a fight between two people. The quarrel happened because someone accidentally nudged the person who was apparently the senior of the national team.

The person who accidentally nudged had apologized but the senior did not press his apology. This makes both parties emotional which triggers the quarrel. Lucky someone came to break up.

"Yanto, stop it don't overdo it."

"Captain, this is just a misunderstanding."

Apparently the person is very obedient to the person who runs it. He is the captain of the U-20 national team. His name is Ricky, famous as messi Indonesia because of his agile foot play.

In fact, many people are already expecting his move to the European league with the name of the Indonesian nation like other seniors.

The short fight was over soon. The person who was emotional because his apology was not received also calmed down after knowing it was Ricky.

The assistant coach who suddenly came over also made things subside. They do not dare to fight when there is no possibility to be crossed off the list.

The assistant informed him that the list of participants who passed to stage two had been displayed on the notice board. Those not on the list can get ready to go home the next day.

They check the list in droves. Some shook their heads and some cheered happily.

The sound of despair was more dominant as as as many as two hundred participants had to go home the next day leaving only a hundred participants in the dormitory.

Raka was finally able to see the notice board after jostling with the others. He sorted from top to bottom to find his name.

He could only sigh in relief when he found his name on the list. At least he's still here tomorrow.

When checking the list of participants he did not see Eriko's name and Grace. It looks like his room will only contain three people starting tomorrow.

In Eriko's room and Grace could not hide her disappointment from failing. They even glanced at Nando enviously for getting away.

The next day the second stage selection began the basic things immediately done. Starting from shooting, dribbling, tackles, and passing. For the goalkeeper they have special prerequisites because of the independent selection with the goalkeeper coach.

The selection was done quickly so that the participants could rest early. Their muscles are still exhausted by yesterday's physical selection so it's like rain in the middle of a drought.

Fifty participants died on the second day.

Come the third day, the last day of selection. Raka was very regretful when not seeing Alan on the third day. They greeted each other when doing basic skill selection but in the end he failed to satisfy coach Indra.

This time fifty people were divided into two groups. They will play football this time to apply the tactics given by the assistant coach who is temporary as coach of both groups.

Raka did not play immediately but as a backup this time.